City Council - Regular Meeting

And I'll call to order the Monday, June 16th meeting of the Gardener City Council. The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, present. Councelor Cormier, present. Councelor Dalawitz, present. Councelor Hardurn, present. Councelor Heath, present. Councelor Heglin, present. Councelor Kazinskis, present. Councelor Mack present. Councelor Tone present. Councelor Tel Munoz. President Tyrus present. Those who wish may now rise for the opening prayer and pledge of allegiance. Almighty Father God together this evening inspire us for worthy deeds and sound decisions and direct us toward the attainment of good city government. We pray thee to bless and protect all people of our city and to so guide and inspire us that we may liberate in unity and harmony. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Announcement of open meeting recordings. Any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium subject to reasonable requirements of the chair as to the number, placement, and operation of equipment used so as to not interfere with the conduct of the meeting. Any person intending to make such recording shall notify the chair forth with. All documents and exhibits used or referenced at the meeting must be submitted in duplicate to the city clerk as they become part of the meeting minutes. Is anyone recording tonight's meeting? No response. Reading of minutes of prior meetings. April 22nd, 2025 regular meeting. May 5th, 2025 regular meeting. Council Cormier. I move to wave the

reading of the minutes and accept them as printed. Second. Motion made by councelor Cormier. Second by councelor Tone to wave the reading of the minutes and accept them as presented. Is there discussion on the motion? This be a roll call vote as every vote this evening will be. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. There are no public hearings. There are no communications from the mayor. There are no petitions, applications, or communications. Report of standing committees. Welfare committee. Item 11519, an ordinance to amend the code of the city of Gardner, chapter 675, thereof entitled zoning to amend section 510 thereof entitled floodplane Overlay district in order to comply with the recent amendments to the requirements set forth by the federal emergency management agency. Councelor Mack. Thank you, Council President. Uh, engineer Rob Oliva uh presented to the welfare committee. This is something that needs to be passed in a timely fashion by July 8th to bring the um city up to date on the flood plan overlay and as well as to allow any residents that need to gain insurance. So I make make a motion that we pass the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor dur allowance to pass the order. Is there discussion? Councelor Cormier clarification is to send to first printing. Oh, I'm sorry. I make correction. I make motion to send

to first printing. Thank you. Thank you, councelor Mac. Yeah. Motion made by councelor Mac second by council general allowance to send the item to first printing. Is there discussion? All those in favor? Sorry. Roll call vote. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dalowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Hegund. Yes. Councelor Kazinsquez, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11533, an amendment to the code of the city of Gardener, chapter 675 thereof, entitled zoning to change and adds commercial overlay classification on certain parcels of land on Central Street. Councelor Mack. Uh the welfare committee met with this as well as we received a presentation from attorney tree. Uh the finance uh the welfare committee is in favor and I make a motion to send it to first printing. Second motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Heath to send the item to first printing. Is there discussion? Councelor Brooks. Uh thank you, Mr. President. I just want to make sure that we that this is the amended version that we're approving that has the parcels corrected on it. Thank you. Thank you, Council Brooks. Further discussion. Roll call vote, please. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor T. Belunoz, yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11534. An amendment to the zoning ordinance

chapter 675 submitted by Chair City Church and 10 registered voters to add a new section entitled historic preservation project. Amending the table of uses to allow or the same by special permit. Amending the article 7 off streetet parking loading and drive-through standards subsection 675-740 to facilitate historic preservation projects additional amendments to the relief from parking regulations to be applied generally and additional amendments more specifically stated in the petition and attachments. Councelor Mack. Uh on June 9th, we also uh received a presentation on this item by Attorney Tree um which was submitted by Chair City Church uh along with the joint public hearing with the planning board. Uh the welfare committee is in favor and I make a motion to send this to first printing. Second. Motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Heath to send the item to first printing. Is there discussion? Cler will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durnitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. Motion passes. Finance Committee. Item 11554, an order transferring $70,000 from various police department operating expense accounts to police department salary and wages. Councelor General. Thank you, Mr. President. I want to start by noting the finance committee met on June 12th to review the more than 50 items listed under the committee on tonight's agenda. The meeting lasted approximately two hours during which all these items were discussed and it is currently um posted on Gardner, the city of Gardner's YouTube channel. Uh the volume of money was submitted at once as a result of the administration's

conservative approach to budgeting particularly in light to uh the uncertainties surrounding the city's employee benefits health insurance account. This is something that both the administration and the finance committee has been tracking. As the final funding for this account, which will be item 11584 later on our agenda, uh became clear, the mayor's office submitted the related items, many of which in previous years would have come before us throughout the uh late winter and early spring. In the in excuse me, in the interest of preserving time this evening, the finance committee will not be providing detailed explanations prior to the motions being made on each item. Our packet has the details provided from the exe executive and as stated they were discussed during our meeting. Finance committee will work to address any questions or requests for clarifications raised during discussion that may follow each motion. With that being said, finance committee was in favor of the order and I move to pass it. Second motion made by councelor Dalowitz second by councelor Mack to pass the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dernalowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrros, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. Item 1155. an order appropriating $130,000 from sewer enterprise retain earnings surplus to sewer enterprise chemical treatment account. Council journal allowance. Thank you, Mr. President. Finance committee was in favor and I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor J allowance. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role.

Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durnz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11556, an order appropriating $15,000 from free cash to elections and registration department salary and wages. Council General Allowance. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalawitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 days. Motion passes. Item 11557, an order appropriating $170,000 from free cash to police department overtime. Councelor Journal allowance. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Dalawit. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dalowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councel Heglan, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11558,

an order appropriating $25,000 from free cash to Department of Public Works Energy and Utilities Account. Councelor Journal allowance. Thank you, Mr. President. I move to adopt the order with the amended amount of $31,500. Second. Motion made by councelor Journal allowance, second by councelor Heath to adopt the order at the reduced amount of or sorry, the increased amount of $31,500. Is there discussion? Councelor Jaws. Thank you, President Tyros. We did receive notification um from the assistant clerk through the audit from the auditor that this amount was u incorrectly um here in the order. If you look at item number 1160, which is the money orders for consideration from the general fund, it is accounted for correctly there coming out of out for free cash. Um so the um accounting there is correct. Um so we I was personally in favor of um changing the order to this corrected amount. Thank you. Thank you, council. You're going to allow us further discussion. Council Hegman. Thank you, President Tyrros. Um just I think it would be helpful really through you to the mayor and the auditor with a last minute change like that if there could be a narrative an explanation or really even an accounting of the original line order all the spending how that number where we didn't have a chance in finance to discuss it I think accurately as a result that would just be helpful going in. Thank you. Thank you councelor Heglin. Further discussion m would you like to speak on the matter? Sure. Thank you Mr. President. Um later on in your packet, there's a uh listing from the auditor 2 that lists all of the um free cash and retained earning appropriations. It is correctly listed in that uh order that's there. Um that does show the running total of the free cash there, too. This was just um caught. And I'll just double check we did this morning uh by the city auditor. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Further discussion. The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes.

Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Matt, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz, yes. President Tyres, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. Item 11559, an order appropriating $25,000 from water enterprise retain earnings surplus to water enterprise repairs and maintenance account. Councelor journal allowance. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? Clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durn allowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinsquez, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tivo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11560, an order appropriating $260,000 from free cash to fire department overtime. Councelor Dawit. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Dawette, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Duralowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. Item 11561, an order appropriating $30,000 from free cash to public building maintenance city hall energy and utilities account. Council journal allowance. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by

councelor journal allowance. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durlowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Hegund. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11562, an order appropriating $30,000 from free cash to the mayor's unclassified telephone and protocol expense account. Council journal allows. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11563, an order appropriating $30,000 from sewer enterprise retain earnings surplus to sewer enterprise maintenance crew account. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalawitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo

Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. Item 11564, an order appropriating $30,000 from sewer enterprise retain earnings surplus to sewer enterprise repairs and maintenance. Council journal allowance. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call a role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councel Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz. Yeah. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 Yay. Motion passes. Item 11565, an order appropriating $32,000 from Water Enterprise Retain earnings surplus to Water Enterprise Maintenance Crew Account. Councelor General. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Jawit. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Craig Cormier. Yes. Councelor Duritz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11566. An order appropriating $3,500 from free cash to senior center energy and utility expense account. Council journal. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor

Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dalowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11567, an order appropriating $39,938 from Sewer Enterprise Retain earnings surplus to Department of Public Works new equipment account. Councelor Journal. Move to adopt the order. Second. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn Allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. Motion passes. Item 11568, an order appropriating $4,000 from free cash to city clerk professional services. Council dur allowance. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by council dur allowance. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? Clerk. The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durlowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11569, an order appropriating $54,000 from sewer

enterprise retain earnings surplus to sewer enterprise facilities maintenance. Councelor Journal. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskas, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11570. An order appropriating $575,000 from free cash to Department of Public Works snow and ice removal expense account. Councelor Hegel. Thank you. I'll give councelor Journal a break here. Uh move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Tone to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dawitz. Yes. Councelor Hardern. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councel Heglan. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11571. An order appropriating $5,000 from Sewer Enterprise Retain earnings surplus to Sewer Enterprise principal outside debt account. Councelor Hegland. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Durn allowance to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath,

yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11572, an order appropriating $62,000 from water enterprise retained earnings surplus to water enterprise overtime account. Councelor Hegeland. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland. Second by councelor Dernalowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11573, an order appropriating $75,000 from water enterprise retained earnings surplus to water enterprise facility maintenance account. Councelor Heglin. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland. Second by councelor Durn allowance to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councel Heglan. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11574, an order appropriating $90,000 from free cash to Mayor's Unclassified Waterford Community Center building utilities

expenses. Councelor Heg. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland, second by councelor Jalowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn Allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councel Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yeah. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11575. A communication from the mayor regarding the updated city administration financial policies. Councelor Heglin. Move the communication be placed on file. Second. Motion moved by councelor Hegeland. Second by councelor Journal to place the communication on file. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durn allowance. Second. Yes. Councelor Harder. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Hegelan. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11 yays. The motion passes. Item 11575, a measure adopting the FY 2026 capital improvement plan for the city of Gardener. Just quick correction to number 576. Yeah, one moment please. 11576. Thank you. Throwing off my mojo.

Councelor Hegeland move the measure be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland, second by councelor Durn allowance that the measure be adopted. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durllowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 118. The motion passes. Item 11578. A measure authorizing the payment of a prior year salary expenditure for the Gardener Conservation Commission. Councelor Heglin. Move the measure be authorized. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland. Second councelor dur allowance that the measure be authorized. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durn allowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin. Yes. Councelor Kazinskis. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yeah. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11579, an order transferring $251,000 from various fire department operating expense accounts to the fire department salary and wages overtime. Councelor Hegel. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegeland. Second by councelor Journal to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor

Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglan, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11580, an order appropriating $40,000 from free cash to Graves versus City at all lawsuit account. Councelor Heglin. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by Councelor Heglin, second by councelor Dowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yay. Councelor Tel Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11581, an order appropriating $31,52 from free cash to the city's special education stabilization account. Councelor Heglin. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Heg, second by councelor Jllowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz,

yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11582, an order appropriating $31,52 from free cash to the city's vehicle stabilization special account. Councelor Hegum. Move the order be adopted. Second motion made by councelor Hegel, seconded by councelor Dur allowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durllowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11583, an order appropriating $31,52 from free cash to the city's capital improvement special stabilization account. Councelor Hegel. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Dawitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durlowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councel Heglan. Yes. Councelor Kazinskis. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11584. an order appropriating $350,000 from free cash to the city's employee benefits health insurance account. Councelor Hegum, move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Durn allowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion?

The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durnit, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11585, an order appropriating $130,000 from free cash to the city stabilization account. Councelor Hegel. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Hegund, seconded by councelor Gernowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn allowance, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councel Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11586, an order appropriating 105,825 from free cash to the to the Department of Public Works road resurfacing account. Councelor Hegel. Move the order be adopted. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Durlowitz to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Harter, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz,

yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11587, a measure creating a revolving account for the youth youth center services under the provisions of chapter 44 section 53E and a half of the general laws of the commonwealth for which the balance shall not exceed $100,000. Councelor Mack. Uh I move to adopt the measure. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Hegland to adopt the measure. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councel Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn Allowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegelan, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11588, an order appropriating $50,000 from free cash to the youth center services account. Councelor Mack. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglin to adopt the order. Is there discussion? Councelor Kazinskus. I would just like to um acknowledge Representative Zotnik's $100,000 earmark that he got for the uh youth new youth services program for the for the city. And um as part of this for item 11587 as well as 11588 uh I would just like to um acknowledge his support for the program through that earmark and I am excited about the opportunity to have this new program for this 7th through 12th graders in Gardner. Thank you. Thank you councelor Kazinskus. Is there further discussion? The clerk will will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes.

Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11590, an order appropriating $3,000 from free cash to the historic commission professional services account. Councelor Mack. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Hegund to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11593, an order appropriating $20,000 from free cash to veteran service services veterans benefit expense account. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Hegim to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11594. An order transferring $15,000 from Veterans Services, sorry, Veterans

Service Department salary and wages to veterans service department. Veterans benefits expense expenditure account. Councelor Mack. I move the order be adopted. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglund to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11595, an order transferring $7,000 from building department salary and wages to building department operating expenditures. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Max. Second by councelor Teglund to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dalowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Counselor Heg. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11596. An order transferring $8,000 from city councelor salaries and wages account to city council ex equipment operating expenditures. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Hegland to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor

Cormier, yes. Councelor Durnitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegel, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11597. A communication from the mayor regarding the city clerk copy machine. Councelor Mack. I move to place the communication on file. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack. Second by councelor Hegund to place the communication on file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durn allowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglund. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yeah. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11598. Money orders for consideration sewer. Councelor Mack. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Mac, second by councelor Heglin to adopt the order. Point of order. Councelor Brooks or councelor Dawitz. Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. Yes, I I make a motion to place this item on file. Motion made by councelor Mac to place on file. Seconded by councel. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor

Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11599. Money orders for consideration. Water. Councelor Mack. I move to place the item on file. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Hegund to place the item on file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Duritz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heed, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 1160. Money orders from consideration general fund. Councelor Mack. I make a motion to place the item on file. Second. Motion made by councelor Mac, second by councelor Heglin to place communication on file. Is there discussion? All those. The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11601. Communication from the mayor regarding the city's current net meter and credits. Councelor Mack. I move to place the communication on file. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglin to place the communication on

file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 days. Motion passes. Item 11602. A communication from the mayor regarding the city's street light payment account. Councelor Mack. I move to place the communication on file. Motion made by councelor Mack. Second by councelor Heglin to place the communication on file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Harder, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11603, a communication from the mayor regarding the FY2026 valuations for real property. Councelor Mack, I make a motion to place the communication on file. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglin to place the communication on file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tel Munoz,

yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11604, an order transferring $12,000 from Department of Public Works salary and wages to Department of Public Works vehicle fuel account. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglin to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Duralowitz, yes. Councelor Harter, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11605, an order transferring $10,000 from pool department salary and wages to pool department repairs and maintenance operating expenditure. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Max, second by councelor Hegund to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councel Heglan, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11606. A communication from the mayor regarding the FY2026 LA-3 certification of qualifying sales. Councelor Mack. I move to place communication on file. Second. Motion made by councelor Mac, second by

councelor Hegland to place communication on file. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durnitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinsius, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11607, a measure authorizing payment of a previous fiscal year's operating expenditure for a national grid bill in the amount of $87.31. Councelor Mack. I moved that the measure be adopted. Authorized. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by councelor Heglin that the measure be authorized. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hartard, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11608, an order appropriating $15,000 from Sewer Enterprise Retained earnings surplus to Sewer Enterprise overtime account. Councelor Mack. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Mack, second by Councelor Heglin to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Couns Councelor Harter, yes. Councelor

Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tivo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11 days. 11 A's. The motion passes. Well done. Finance Committee. Economic and Community Development Committee. Item 11609, May economic and community development update. Councelor Kazinskus. Thank you, President Tyros. Uh, Director Stevens gave the uh May economic community development update to the um economic and community development committee. And um I would like to just go over some this was at our May 30th meeting. Um I'd like to go over some of the items that he updated us on. We got an update on Rear Main Street. The start date for construction was on June 9th at the time of the meeting. Uh construction has begun on Rear Main Street. In terms of the Greenwood pool demolition, uh there was a bid awarded and they are currently gathering bonds and and certificates to start the demolition, but is expected to start in this summer and be completed. Uh the North Central Pathway, there's construction and paving that is happening on Crystal Lake Drive connecting two lengths of the bike path, which is the north central pathway and along Crystal Lake. And that uh paving will be continuing until June 27th. The Rome building, I'm sure as the public has seen, we've all seen on 205 to 213 Main Street, that demolition was completed. Uh the final sitewalk through is going to be happening um uh shortly. Um even as of right now, it um has actually already happened. I'm sorry, that was from the May 30th meeting. Uh and then the land will be uh sold by the GRA following that project's completion. Um staffing in the community

development department. There was uh two positions that they have been looking to staff. They um had an offer out for the assistant director position uh at the time of the meeting. As of right now, the offer has been accepted. Uh director Stevens did update me on some of these things. It has been a couple of weeks since the end of May and they are um at the time they were had been awaiting on the economic development and finance manager position to um possibly go through second printing which it already has and so that position was posted and they wanted to begin hiring for that position. And then another item was the master plan. Uh this uh the master plan had a public engagement event that was hosted on May 22nd here at city hall and the point of that was for crafting a vision for statements for gardener's future. Uh and director Stevens uh just wanted to give the message to uh for people to continue to engage with the master plan. You can search gardener master plan and um go on the link from there. It's my social pinpoint link to see the project updates and place markers on an interactive map of gardener to provide feedback for it. Uh that's the short of it. I would definitely suggest for people to continue to look at the master plan and what it does. It's a really big deal for us to be have that here in Gardener. Um so those are the updates from the end of May with some other updates since the end of May and we'll be getting um an update this summer as well. And that's it. Thank you. Thank you, council. And leading up to that, I'd like to make a motion to place the item on file. Second. Motion made by councelor Kazinska, second by councelor Tony to place the item on file. Is there discussion? Hearing none, the clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes.

Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Committee of the whole. Item 11540, an order appropriating the sum of $50,590 from available funds parking meter receipts reserved to various accounts for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026. Councelor Dowitz, make a motion to move the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Dalawit, second by councelor Hegund to move the order. Is there discussion? Clerk, may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Keith, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. The motion passes. Item 11541, an order appropriating the sum of $512,699.17 from sewer surplus retain earnings to fund the FY2026 revenue budget. Council journal. I move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call a role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councel Cormier. Yes. Councelor Dalowitz. Yes. Councelor

Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11 years. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11542. an order appropriating the sum of $232,46.71 from water surplus to retain earnings to fund the FY2026 revenue budget. Councelor Dalowitz. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Dernal. Second by councelor Hegund to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durlowitz. Yes. Councel Hard, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11543, an order appropriating the sum of $94,310 from landfill surplus retain earnings to fund the FY2026 revenue budget. Councelor Journal allowitz. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal. Second by councelor hegland to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor Cormier. Yes. Councelor Durn allowitz. Yes. Councelor Harter. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Hegler. Yes. Councelor Kazinskus. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz.

Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11544. an order appropriating the sum of $264,92 from available funds cable commission fees reserved to cable commission budget. Council journal. Thank you, Mr. Mr. President. I move to adopt the order. Motion made by councelor journal, second by councelor hegland to adopt the order. Is there discussion? Clerk may now please call a role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durn allowance. Yes. Councelor Harder, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegland, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11545, an order appropriating various sums of money totaling $12,211,026 from available enterprise funds, various receipts reserved to various accounts for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026. Councelor Hegel. Thank you, Mr. President. I move the order passed in the reduced amount of $12,54,20.71, which is a reduction of $157,529 specifically from the line items pertaining to non-UN salaries so set to set them back to the current ordinance. Second motion made by councelor Hegland, second by councelor Durn allowitz to pass the order in the reduced amount of 12,54,20.71. Is there discussion? Councelor Heglin. Thank you, Mr. President. As President

Tyro suggested and we discussed during one of our previous budget meetings uh where we have not yet made a decision on the new salary ordinance proposed by the mayor that it's prudent to amend the budget down to the current ordained numbers. Doing this will allow us to go through the mayor's proposal in detail without precommitting to final numbers which in essence is what we would be doing if we do not accept the amendment. Last meeting it was argued that these numbers are the result of negotiations and we should accept them as is. However, we really don't know that and and I don't believe that we actually have been told that to date. So, as we're beginning our review and just starting that process of the proposal, what went into that proposal and how it was formed are all things we need to weigh to make our decision. I think the responsible thing for us to do is adopt the amendment and evaluate the proposal from where the ordinance currently is. I want to add that I don't think voting for this amendment is necessarily an opposition to raises or a step system. You can support raises and agree to to have a fair and thorough discussion. We should not start with a predetermined conclusion. Until and if we pass the mayor's proposal or another proposal or any proposal to amend or replace the non-union salary ordinance, the current ordinance remains in force and no salary can be paid above that authorization. Should we make any changes to what the mayor has proposed, and I think and hope we will, the numbers in this budget proposal will need to be adjusted. So again, I think this is the logical, responsible, and procedurally prudent next step. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Hegel. Further discussion. The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Uh Mr. President, may I just ask this is on the this we're voting on amended. Are we voting to amend or we voting? This is voting to pass the order in the reduced amount. Thank you. Yes. Councel Cormier. Yes. Councelor

Durlowitz. Yes. Councelor Hardurn. Yes. Councelor Heath. Yes. Councelor Heglin. Yes. Councelor Kazinskis. Yes. Councelor Mack. Yes. Councelor Tone. Yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz. Yes. President Tyrus. Yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11546, an order to raise and appropriate the sum of 36,715,187 for school department budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026. Councelor Dowitz move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor Dowitz, second by councelor Mack to adopt the order. Is there discussion? The clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskis, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11 years. The motion passes. Item 11547, an order to raise and appropriate the sum of 29,193,146 for the various department of the city for the expense budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 through to June 30th, 2026. Council journal outs. Move to adopt the order. Second. Motion made by councelor journal out. Second by councelor Hegeland to adopt the order. Is there discussion? Councelor Heglin. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, so this is really the first full budget process I've gone through from beginning to end. In preparing for this, I went back and looked at previous year's budgets, what

those debates looked like, and how that process went. I want to first say thank you to the mayor. I think he's done a good job increasing the level of transparency along the way, making the budget process easier to follow and making the information more accessible. The amount of information the council has received has continued to increase. uh one small example, but this year, as far as I can tell, is the first time all the budget information has been formatted to be even word searchable to make it easier and quicker uh to find specific items and help with our reviews. I do however want to comment on something I think is important with some underlying issues we face. The budget proposes about 1.3 million in new spending. The way it was proposed, salary increases totaled about 1.5 million before the amendment we made. What that means is we're looking at greater and greater impact on operational expenses. Basically, we have less money for other things because salaries are an increasing portion of our expenses. That's largely due to economic forces outside of our control. But I do think it means we need to exercise some more fiscal discipline. We've talked about the clerk copier a lot because it's a good example of the challenge we face. That's just one relatively small example that didn't make it into the budget for years and didn't make the cut for free cash until now. If you look at the scope of the free cash appropriations we voted on tonight and really every year, it's around the same, there's very, very little in the way of true discretionary spending left at the end. And as you probably recall, a few months ago, we were told we were facing a huge hole in health insurance costs that at the time looked like it would eat up whatever was left. Luckily, that didn't end up happening and turned out to be an accounting error to some degree. Um, but again, I think it means we need to exercise more fiscal discipline. So, as we look at free cash appropriations in the context of this budget, this is my concern. Are we budgeting and crossing our fingers that free cash is high enough to cover building gaps? I'm not packing picking on anything in particular, but I want to point out an example of what I mean in terms of like right these department budgets. Um,

tonight we were asked for an additional 12,000 for fuel for city vehicles for 262,000 for the year. Last year we spent 267,000 on fuel for city vehicles. both years and in this year's budget for next year, the mayor allotted only 250 um 250,000. This is something I think I heard commented on in different meetings as well is why are we underbudgeting these things that historically we see more money being needed. If you look through the budget, you can see other examples. And I want to be clear, I don't think money is being wasted. I don't think there's anything like that. But my concern stems from as a budgeting practice to be expecting free cash to pan out to cover all of these overages. Obviously, there's so many factors with many of these line items, but if too many of the factors go against us in the same fiscal year, it could put us in a really tight spot. I don't think that enough is being done to hedge against that, and I think it compounds the budget pressures we already face, and I think it is, as a practice, one of the root causes of the clerk's copier issue. So, I think this is a good budget. I'll be voting for it, but I do think more needs to be done on these issues going forward. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Hegman. Further discussion. The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegund, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. Motion passes. Item 11548, an order to raise and appropriate the sum of 14,411,619 for the various departments of the city for the salary and labor budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026. Councelor Heglin, I

move the order passed in the reduced amount of 14,27,2660, which is a reduction of $24,592.40 specifically from the line items pertaining to non-UN salaries so as to set them back to the current ordinance. Second. Motion made by councelor Heglin, second by councelor Durn allowance to pass the order in the reduced amount. Is there discussion? Council Brooks. Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Um, I think what we're doing is wise, I understand, and it it doesn't put any u undue pressure on the discussion about department head salaries because uh the revenue has already been estimated for this budget. So, it's not a problem to add these numbers back into the budget should the council decide to approve the ordinance change that the mayor has proposed. Um I do think however it's important that we uh take the time and make the effort to study and work on that ordinance because uh I think it it's dangerous to have especially your department heads who who are the people representing us in the city workforce to have been uh shown something that had promise and then has I want to say it's been taken out from under them but but has been is possibly delayed in in in them getting. And so we just have to make sure that that we we take the time to go through the process and if we're going to make a change, make a change. If we choose not to, the consequences are on us, but I I I have no problem with what's being proposed here. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Brooks. Further discussion. The clerk will now please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes. Councelor

Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Hegeland, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tbo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11. The motion passes. Item 11549, a measure authorizing the FY2026 revolving funds pursuant to MGL chapter 44 subsection E half for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026. Councelor D allowance. Move to authorize the measure. Second. Motion made by councelor Dowitz. Second by Motion made by councelor Dawit. Second by councelor Hegeland to authorize the measure. Is there discussion? Council Brooks. Uh, thank you, Mr. President. I just want to ask about two of the, uh, revolving funds. One is the Council on Aging Recreational Activities. We just bumped that up from 40 to 60. Is there intention to adjust it to 60,000 for next year at some point? And then we just added the youth center services uh, revolving fund, which is not is news, but I don't believe is on this list or list that I have. Is that a question to the mayor through the chair? I I I just want to know what we're doing. If it's the mayor that would answer it. Yes. Uh councelor Dowitz, would you senior center one? We haven't authorized the increase to it yet at this point. That's still in finance committee. Well, the 60 is the 60 is yes. So to answer that question is there. I'm not sure on the youth commission. The youth side one through through the chair to the mayor. Sure. Yes. Mr. Mayor, would you like to respond to the counselor? Sure. Thank you, Mr. President and counselors. Uh yes. because the account hadn't been created when this was submitted, I didn't feel it was prudent to be including it into this list. So, it would it is something that would have to

be added into this authorization for the next fiscal year uh to the So, so would it would it be your intention to set it up for the next meeting? Yes, basically. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Does that satisfy your question, council? Thank you, counselor. Further discussion, the clerk may now please call the role. Councelor Brooks, yes. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Durlowitz, yes. Councelor Hardurn, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heg, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yes. Councelor Tibo Munoz, yes. President Tyrus, yes. 11. 11 years. The motion passes. Unfinished business and matter for reconsideration. There is no unfinished business. New business. There is no new business. Councelor comments and remarks. Are there any councelor comments or remarks? Councelor Brooks. I I will be brief. I'm facing the clock and I can see the second hand and just I started to keep track of how long these orders took and we were processing them between 45 and 50 seconds. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Brooks. Further councelor comments or remarks. Councelor Kazinskus. But I would also like to point out councelor journal out's remarks earlier that there was a two and a half hour finance committee meeting that thoroughly discussed all these and I would certainly encourage the uh public to watch that meeting as well as our um subcommittee meetings. Again, a lot of work is done in subcommittee. A lot of that is due to uh the rule changes and how we take up items first in subcommittee before they come to the council. And I just think that's something that's really important to remember because it is it's about six months of that um right now. and uh but a lot of work is done subcommittee particularly for the budget. So just wanted to make sure I commented that. Thank you president Teros. Thank you councelor Kazinskus for the council comments and remarks. Councelor Heath. Thank you um President Tyros. I just

want to say um happy belated father's day to all the fathers whether you have childrens or fur babies. Uh happy father's day. That's all. Thank you. Thank you councelor Heath for the council comments and remarks. I'd just like to thank the counselors, the mayor, the department heads for getting us through this year's budget cycle. U I think there was a lot of good discussion. There was a lot of time spent, consideration made, and I appreciate all the effort. So, thank you. With that, I'll enterain a motion to adjurnn after the closing prayer. So, move second. Motion made by councelor Tony, second by councelor Craig Cormier to adjourn. May the clerk please call the role. Councelor Brooks. Yes, please. Councelor Cormier, yes. Councelor Dalawitz, yes. Councelor Hardern, yes. Councelor Heath, yes. Councelor Heglin, yes. Councelor Kazinskus, yes. Councelor Mack, yes. Councelor Tone, yay. Councelor Tibo Munoz, President Tyrus, yes. 11. The motion passes overall. As we adjourn, we thank you for the opportunity of joint deliberation and action with us during the course of this meeting. Bless Lord all who are gathered here and the people who represent we are and do our common welfare until our next meeting. Amen. We stand. Thank you.